Special Investigation of Certain Grants Administered by The Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, For the Period September 1, 1999 through November 30, 2003

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Geological explorations in Central Borneo (1893-94) : Borneo expedition. english rev. ed. with an appendix on fossil radiolaria of Central-Borneo ([Reprod.]) / by Dr. G. A. F. Molengraaff,... ; by Dr. G. J. Hinde

Comprend : Description of fossil radiolaria from the rocks of Central Borneo, obtained by prof. Dr. G. A. F. Molengraaff in the dutch exploring expedition of 1893-94

Conjugaisons règles et instructions : mout propres et neccessairement requises pour ceux qui désirent apprendre françois, italien, espagnol et flamen ; Brève instruction contenante la manière de bien prononcer et lire le françois, italien, espagnol, et flamen ([Reprod.]) / Gabriel Meurier

Collection : Archives de la linguistique française ; 281

The development of intercultural awareness and changes of beliefs: the effects of studying abroad on learners of English as a second language

The present study examines the development of interculturality and changes of beliefs, by analyzing 106 compositions produced by 53 advanced level university students of translation studies at a university in Spain before and shortly after a stay-abroad (SA) period. The study draws on data collected at two different times: before (T1) and after the SA (T3). In addition, we compared the results with the writings produced by a control group of 10 native English speakers on SA too. Data were collected by means of a composition which tried to elicit the learners’ opinion about cultural habits maintenance. The results reveal significant changes between T1 and T3 in the degree of better attitudes and intercultural acquisition.

Late bloomer or language impaired? Screening the speech of a Spanish-English bilingual toddler for early signs of language impairment

This case study presents corpus data gathered from a Spanish-English bilingual child with expressive language delay. Longitudinal data on the child’s linguistic development was collected from the onset of productive speech at age 1;1 until age 4 over the course of 28 video-taped sessions with the child’s principal caregivers. A literature review focused on the relationship between language delay and persisting disorders—including a discussion of the frequent difficulty in distinguishing between the two at early stages of bilingual development—is followed by an analysis of the child’s productive development in 2 distinct phases. An attempt is made to assess the child’s speech at age 4 for preliminary signs of SLI and to consider techniques for identifying ‘at risk’ bilingual children (that is, those with productive language delay, poor oral fluency, and family history of language problems) based on samples of recorded and transcribed speech.

Productivity Growth during the English Industrial Revolution: A Dual Approach

This paper presents new estimates of total factor productivity growth in Britain for the period 1770-1860. We use a dual technique recently popularized by Hsieh (1999), and argue that the estimates we derive from factor prices are of similar quality to quantity-based calculations. Our results provide further evidence, derived from this independent set of sources, that productivity growth during the British Industrial Revolution was relatively slow. During the years 1770-1800, TFP growth was close to zero, according to our estimates. The period 1800-1830 experienced an acceleration of productivity growth. The Crafts-Harley view of the Industrial Revolution is thus reinforced. We also consider alternative explanations of slow productivity growth, and reject the interpretation that focuses on the introduction of steam as a general purpose technology.